Car-coupling



(No Model.)

J. HILL.

GAR COUPLING.

Patented Mar. 8, 1887. r

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEFF HILL, OF FREEPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 359,075. dated March8,1887.

Application filed January 3, 1887. Serial No. 223,197. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JEFF HILL, a citizen of the United States, residingat Freeport, in the county of Armstrong and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful ImproveInents in Oar-Couplings; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The invention will be first described in connection with the drawings,and then pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a top plan view of a car provided with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a median vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 3a bottom plan view. Fig. 4. is a detail view of the draw-head.

In the drawings. A represents a car in whose bottom a is swivelcd thehandshait B, which has one radial arm, 2), above said bottom orplatform, and another, b, below it. These arms I) Z) are at an angle toeach other, while the shaft may be turned from the top of car by across-bar or other suitable device, or from the sides by means of thelateral rods 0 G, which are attached to the outer end of the arm I).

D D are two vertical parallel boards, bars, or plates secured to theunder side of the car, and between these is attached the draw-head E.This draw-head is made of a single piece of metal or wood, with twoparallel arms, 6 e, the narrow slot 0, and the wide slot 6, togetherwith the shoulders e 0", one on each arm. This is a very simpleconstruction, very strong, and very durable. Nevertheless its cost issmall.

I place two cross-bolts, one passing across each of the slots 6 e tohold the hook-coupler F between the arms e e, and on the front crossboltI pivot the two arms 99, of the kicker G, which has in front anupwardly-bent arm, 9', squared at the end to support alink, H, pivotedto the hook F. The kicker G has also a rear arm, 9*, which is connectedby a pivoted rod, I, with the free end of the shaft-arm b. By thisconstruction and combination of the parts the kicker may be operated tohold the link H at the proper height for coupling, or may lift it stillhigher so as to make it uncouple, thus enabling said kicker to performboth the functions of coupling and uncoupling. A common link may beused, if desired.

I am aware that a hook has been attached between two bumpers to thecross-bar of the car-body and provided with a pivoted link; also, that aplate has beenprovided with two arms to lift the link, so as to couplewith an opposite draw -head, the arms clasping the sides of link; butthis is a very different de vice. adapted to both couple and uncouple.

What I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

1. The car-coupling kicker G, having the arms 9 g, straddling the hook Fand pivoted thereto, the curved front arm, g, end'squared to support thelink, and the downwardly-bent arm 1 at the rear, as shown and described.

2. The hand-shaft B, having the arms I) b, the rods 0 O, the rod l, thehook F, and the kicker G, all combined and arranged as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereofl affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JEFF HILL.

\Vitnesses:

D. L. BRICKER, N. L. VAN DYKE.

